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Meanings of stillness in English
Catalan
immobilitat Spanish
inmovilidad Usage of stillness in English
1
They laid it in the grave in the stillness of the night.
2
Down in the cabins the tired men slept peacefully; stillness and solitude.
3
The regular droning of the old clock sounded distinctly in the stillness.
4
And in the stillness she heard the regular snoring of M. Carlier.
5
The jury appeared in their box; and there was a breathless stillness.
6
No one seemed awake; deep stillness brooded over and in the dwelling.
7
There was sadness and pity; out of the stillness and the corners.
8
We could hear the immense heart-beat of the world in the stillness.
9
The hushed purr of the spring broke the stillness in metallic tinklings.
10
There was perfect stillness in the air wrapped in slumber and darkness.
11
Yet the deathly stillness in the scrub oaks around the house continued.
12
No sign of human existence broke the solitude; no sound the stillness.
13
Viscosity causes the stillness of disinclination; velocity causes the stillness of fascination.
14
All was profoundly dark, and overspread with the stillness of the grave.
15
Olive stole in, hearing in the stillness every beating of her heart.
16
Snatches of nasal sentences floated in the stillness around the still craft.
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Translations for stillness
Portuguese
Stillness through the time
Stillness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common